Kathryn R. Brown practices in the area of employment law, labor relations and litigation.

Ms. Brown counsels clients to ensure compliance with federal, state and local laws governing the workplace, including Title VII and state anti-discrimination laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act and ADAAA, the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour laws, the Family and Medical Leave Act and state leave laws, and the National Labor Relations Act.

She represents employers in federal and state court litigation and before administrative agencies. Ms. Brown also represents clients before administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in matters involving charges of age, sex, national origin, and religious-based discrimination and retaliation.

In the area of labor relations, Ms. Brown has experience in federal appellate litigation and grievance arbitration challenging employee terminations under federal labor law and applicable collective bargaining agreements. She also has successfully defended a nursing home client against a Temporary Restraining Order and Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by a Union. Additionally, Ms. Brown provides legal analysis to union and non-union employers on compliance with the NLRA.

Ms. Brown also assists clients in the development of employee handbooks and a variety of personnel policies. She has a special interest in social media, and in 2012, she published a note in the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment Law & Technology on the use of Facebook evidence in litigation, which has been cited by courts and legal authorities.

Ms. Brown assists in the drafting and review of executive employment and severance agreements, as well as non-compete, non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements.

Ms. Brown's pro bono practice includes representing applicants for U.S. citizenship before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. She also volunteers as an alumni interviewer for Vanderbilt University Law School.

During 2013, Ms. Brown served as law clerk to the Hon. Gene E.K. Pratter of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School and the University of Pennsylvania, where she received a B.A. in History, magna cum laude.

Areas of Practice

Employment Counseling and Advice

Employment Litigation

Employee Policy Development

Labor Law and Relations

Pro bono representation of applicants for U.S. citizenship

Representative Matters

Represented construction company cited by OSHA for serious violations involving the paralysis of an employee, successfully advocating for reduction in proposed penalties and extension of abatement deadline.

Obtained settlement that the client found favorable of federal and state race discrimination claims against college.

Obtained favorable resolution through mediation of lawsuit involving claims of disability discrimination and retaliation under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.

Obtained dismissal of disparate impact claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act on behalf of a hospital.

Assisted in obtaining dismissal of Unfair Labor Practice charges alleging unlawful interrogation, unlawful threat, and unilateral changes to employees' terms and conditions of employment on behalf of a healthcare company.

Obtained dismissal of an EEOC charge alleging age and sex discrimination on behalf of a university.

Obtained dismissal of an EEOC charge alleging race discrimination on behalf of a non-profit in the healthcare industry.

Successfully defended owner of nursing home (client) against a TRO and Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by the Union representing employees of the nursing home to enjoin the sale of the nursing home where the owner of the nursing home did not condition the sale on the buyer assuming the collective bargaining agreement.

Pursuant to court appointment, successfully advocated before state parole board for parolee to remain in mental health treatment programs rather than have parole revoked for parole violation.

Represented a Russian citizen and domestic violence survivor in obtaining lawful permanent residency in the United States under the Violence Against Women Act.

Represented a disabled Jamaican citizen and long-time lawful permanent resident in achieving his goal of U.S. citizenship. She successfully advocated for her client to be exempt from the reading and writing portions of her client's citizenship examination, based on his disabilities.

Represented lawful permanent resident, originally from the Cayman Islands, in successfully passing her citizenship examination and obtaining U.S. citizenship.

Pro Bono

Pursuant to court appointment, successfully advocated before state parole board for parolee to remain in mental health treatment programs rather than have parole revoked for parole violation.

Represented a Russian citizen and domestic violence survivor in obtaining lawful permanent residency in the United States under the Violence Against Women Act.

Represented a disabled Jamaican citizen and long-time lawful permanent resident in achieving his goal of U.S. citizenship. She successfully advocated for her client to be exempt from the reading and writing portions of her client’s citizenship examination, based on his disabilities.

Represented lawful permanent resident, originally from the Cayman Islands, in successfully passing her citizenship examination and obtaining U.S. citizenship.

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